West Catholic girls golfers qualify for state finals

WEST CATHOLIC GIRLS QUALIFY FOR STATE GOLF FINALS: The West Catholic girls golf team qualified for the Division 4 state finals with a top three finish at the Division 4 regional at Eastern Hills Golf Course in Kalamazoo.

The Falcons finished in third place overall with a 373 total. NorthPointe Christian won the regional with a 350 while Kalamazoo Hackett took second with 361.

“We believe it’s the first time the girls have ever qualified for the state meet,” West Catholic coach Andy Weatherhead said. “The girls are very excited to be going.”

Junior Katie VIsockis led the way for West as she finished fourth overall with an 86. Sophomore Annalyse Hopping placed 12th with a 94 followed by sophomore Hanna Setlock with a 95 and junior Kenzie Ondersma with a 98.

“We’ve been real competitive all year in our conference with Forest Hills Eastern,” Weatherhead said. “We have a very, very young group of girls. We have two sophomores and a couple of juniors and they have been getting better all the time.”

The Falcons will compete in the state finals next Friday and Saturday at Bedford Valley in Battle Creek.

“The girls are very excited and they have been working hard,” Weatherhead said. “We’d like to put a couple of good rounds together next weekend and hopefully have a top-three finish. That is our goal.”